Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Duffield
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Sponsor
- St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 807
- URN
- 147881
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215561488
About this school
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Wednesbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 807 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 145 | 147 | 145 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.2 | 43.6 | 41.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 -0.37 to +0.10 | -0.20 -0.44 to +0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 42.9% | 35.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 63.9% | 57.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 7.5% | 6.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.2 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.6 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.4 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 899 |
| 2023/24 | 861 |
| 2024/25 | 836 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School compares
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School ranked 12th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.4 | 10.7% | 43.8% | 807 | — |
| Wood Green Academy | 44.7 | 8% | 34.8% | 1,518 | 0.1 miles |
| Joseph Leckie Academy | 42.4 | 10.2% | 52.2% | 1,524 | 1.0 miles |
| Wodensborough Ormiston Academy | 38.6 | 10% | 47.4% | 1,119 | 1.1 miles |
| West Walsall E-ACT Academy | 39.9 | 8.4% | 56.8% | 1,186 | 1.2 miles |
| Walsall Studio School | 26.9 | 18.2% | 45.8% | 206 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.79%
- English as an additional language
- 35.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.66%
- Persistent absence
- 33.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wood Green Academy0.1 miles
Secondary · Wednesbury
-
Joseph Leckie Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Wednesbury
-
West Walsall E-ACT Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Walsall Studio School1.6 miles
Secondary · Walsall
Other schools in Wednesbury
- Grace Academy Darlaston Secondary
- Wodensborough Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Wood Green Academy Secondary
- Rowley View Nursery School Nursery
- Albert Pritchard Infant School Primary
- Holyhead Primary Academy Primary
- Kings Hill Primary School Primary
- Mesty Croft Primary Primary
- Old Church Church of England C Primary School Primary
- Old Park Primary School Primary
- Park Hill Primary School Primary
- Pinfold Street Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School teach?
- Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wednesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School?
- The headteacher of Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School is Mrs Helen Duffield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School?
- Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School has 807 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School full?
- Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School has capacity for 900 pupils and 807 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School a faith school?
- Yes. Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Is Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School a selective school?
- No. Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School?
- Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School is part of ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.2 in 2022/23 and 41.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School rank locally?
- Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School ranked 12th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School's absence rate?
- Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School's overall absence rate is 10.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.